The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-08-20

AND NoRTllERN RAILROAD COM
PANY.
TIE STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH
OF OUACHIrA.
DE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED
ID that we the Undersigned palties, Will
liam A. Bright, James Converse, Charles
N. Kight, Il. II. Morgan, j. w. Johnson, a.
the original subscription list of stock and
tockholders in tho Houston, Central Ar
kansas and Northern Railroad Company,
availinr ourselves of the privileges con
the Stale of Louisiana relative to the or
ganization OF corporations for public i'm
provement, have formed ourselves into a
corporation, and do hereby and by these
presents form, organize and constitute our
selves, and all such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with us, into u
end, and for that purpose do covenant and
agree to be governed by the following stip-
ulations, obligations and regulations as
Articles of Corporation, which are to be
the charter OF said corporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE !.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be The Houston, Central Arkansas
and Northern Railroad Company, and that
by sad name said corporation shall have
succession and corporate existence for and
during tho full term of ninety nine years
from the date of this act, unless sooner dis
solved. 1t may sue ard be sued: may hold
| real and personal estate; may make con-
tracts; may receive grants of land, and
personal property, and generally shall pos
sess all tho power and privileges which
such corporations are or may he authorized
TO possess under the Constitution or by any
general law of this State.
ARTICLE II.
Tne place chosen for the domicilc Of said
corporation is Monroe, in the parish OF
Ouacliita, State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The purposes for which said corporation
has been organized are as follows:
Section l. 70 locate. construct, own and
manage u railroad, with one or moro tracks
and suitable turnouts and switches upon
such GlaSe and construction, and upon such
Il course or route as tho chief engineer of
tho company, with the approval of the di-
rectors, may deem most advisable and OK
pedient, eginning. however, Mt or near
Monroe, in The parish of Ouachita, Louisi-
ana, and running thence through such
parts OF the parishes of Ouachita, jackson,
VIM, Natchitoches, Sabine and Vernon as
may be selected, to such point on the line
between the States of Louisiana and Texas,
| AS said chief engineer, with the approval
of q majority OF the Directors. may deem
advisable, there to connect with II railroad
constructed or to be constructed from said
of Harris. State of Texas, with Il branch
line Of said railroad beginning at or near
said town of Monroe in said parishof Ouaci-
ita, Louisiana, and running thence through
such parts OF the parishes of OuachiC,,
Jackson, Caldwell, Vim, Catalonia, Grant
and Rapidcs, as may be selected, to such a
point at or near the town of Alexandria, in
the parish Of Rapdes State of Louisiana,
as said chief engineer, with the approval OF
| the Directors, may deem advisable.
Sec. 2. To locate, construct, lease, own,
operate, maintain and use such branch
railroads and tracks as a majority of the
Directors of said company may from time
| to time deem proper, cXpedient and for the
| interest OF said company. Said company
shall not be restricted in the exercise OF
| these privileges of, to or concerning either
of said branch railroads to the State OF Lou
isiana but may connect its main line with
| any other line or lines in such other States
| as shall authorize the exercise of said priv
ilege within their limits: and the said com
pany shall have right to establish and
| maintain proper elevators, and freight and
passenger depots, at such points and places
| as may be deemed most convenient and
proper, and said company shall have the
right to acquire by appropriation such
property as it may require for tracks. road
| bed, depot, elevators or other necessary
purposes.
Sec. 3. To purchase, hold, operate, main
| tain and use any connecting railroad or
railroads, or to consolidate with the same
| and make one company under the name OF
the companies so consolidating, or any
other name.
| Sec. 4. TO construct, establish or pur-
| chase Ill tnlS oLaIc ana Inorcaltor 10 own
maintain and use such wharves, bridges
piers, harbOrs, steamboats,, warehouses
| elevators, yards, depOts, stations and other
works AS said company may deem neces-
| sary, or as will tend to aid said company
in the prosecution of the purposes for which
| it was formed, and to manage and operate
the same in such manner as may be deemed
necessary and most likely to promote the
welfare of said corporation.
| Sec. 5. To take, transport, carry an(
| convey persons and property upon its sale
| railroad and branches, and to receive fo
safe keeping, and to store merchandise ant
| property in its yards, elevators and ware
| houses, and to receive for such transporta
| ton, safe keeping or storage such tolls an,
Il charges as may from time to time be cstab
i lished by the Directors of said railroad
/ company; to make advances of money o
credits for charges made by other tranSpOr
tation lines upon merchandise or propcri,
to be transported upon it's own railroads, o
Il to DO stored in it's yards, warehouses or Gle
vators TO such extent and uEon such term
and conditions as the Directors Of SucI
company may from time to time establish
or authorize to be established.
| Soc. 6. TO obtain and receive by grant
Il gilt, devise and bequcSt both real and per
sonal property; to have and to hold such rca
and personal property for the objects, pur
poses, intents and business of the company
II Sec. Z. TO construct and maintain it
, said railroads. or any part of the same an
, | to have Tie right of way therefor across
(, along or upon amy waters, wator-courses
| lake, bay, inlet, street, highway, turnpk
or canal which its said railroads may :
D pass along, intcrscct, touch or cross.
. See s. TO obtain by grant or Cthcrws
, from any parish, city or village within TIM
State, any rights, privileges or franchise
that any of said parishes, cities or village
may choose TO grant in reference to I'll
/ construction, maintainance, managOnCI
, and use of the railroads of said coinpan,
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